Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (; ) is an

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9 km south-southwest of

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in the

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Operations

It handles scheduled and charter flights from across Europe, with many passengers being

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s journeying to nearby Lourdes. The airport can handle large aircraft such as the

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. The airport is also the site of the DAHER-SOCATA light aircraft factory, maker of the SOCATA TBM single-engine turboprop, as well as aircraft storage facilities operated by .

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from the airport:tlp.aeroport.fr - Map of destinations
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Statistics

References

Bibliography

*French

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) – TARBES LOURDES PYRÉNÉES

External links

Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport
(official site)
Aéroport de Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées
(Union des Aéroports Français) Airports in Occitania (administrative region)

Airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial Aviation, air transport. They usually consist of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surf ...

Buildings and structures in Hautes-Pyrénées Airports established in 1948 {{France-airport-stub